Join several strands of lights together to frame an accent wall.
How to hang curtain lights on wall.
This works best with string lights that have to be connected to an outlet.
Open and close to check that they re functioning properly before finishing.
Lay your wire out straight and starting at one end place pieces of tape where you want the lights to hang.
For particularly heavy curtains or rods you might want to install wall anchors to mount the brackets securely to the wall.
Screw your hooks to the wall the rest is pretty straightforward hammer in your anchors and secure your curtain rod hooks to the wall using the provided screws.
Secure the lights to the side and top edges of the entire wall.
Hang the curtains and double check to make sure your brackets are still secure.
Measure your window and buy as many strands also known as stripes as you d like.
Use tape or tacks to secure the lights to the wall.
By the end we had a total of 14 pieces of tape on our wire.
Buy 3 5 for a more subtle look.
Place curtains on the rod.
Use nails thumb tacks or wall hooks to secure the lights to the perimeter of your desired wall.
Buy anywhere from 15 30 stripes for a dense curtain.
Secure the lights to the top of the window or curtain with the method of your choice then hang your curtains in front of them.
Then set the rod into the brackets to hang the.
Leave the bottom edge along the floor empty.
If your curtains have large eye holes thread the rod through the openings.
Otherwise attach the panels to the rod with curtain rings or clips.
This method works well for hanging wall rods french window curtain rods and even arched window curtain rods though you may need to take the unique shape of those styles into account.
Get a roll of transparent tape or a box of tacks and step up onto a stepstool or small stepladder.